Irish Independent - 2018-01-03

• Flooding chaos as Storm Eleanor batters country
• Flu crisis cripples hospitals and GPs
• Half of homeless were living with family members
• Election threat
• Woman rescued after being caught in flood waters ‘up to her chest’
• Crises we’re facing are a legacy of no investment during the ‘lost decade’
• Vaccine only provides ‘limited protection’ against ‘B’ strain
• The problem is there is more than one strain – and you can be hit a second time
• 60 surge rie s a we e kcance lle d as the atre s stay close d
• Hard to ‘game the system’ when there are no homes
• ‘Gaming system’ not cause of housing crisis – it’s land prices and our lack of innovation
• Fianna Fáil will call election this year ... with housing the obvious reason
• ‘Sorry, I didn’t mean it,’ says man charged with murder of older brother
• Hollywood group takes aim at gagging clauses
• Soccer star Kevin nets €1m in Lotto win
• Boy (15) faces more charges after woman’s neck slashed
• Stones set to give Irish fans some satisfacti­on
• Central Bank’s own board mauls management on tracker ‘failings’
• 8 top tips to tackle your finances in 2018...
• Few consumers expect to be better off this year
• Parents could expect €1,000 a year under Fine Gael’s childcare tax credit proposal
• Inspection­s prompt 20,000 extra households to get TV licences
• Hyundai in pole position as race to be best-seller of 2018 begins
• Pub customers jump bar and tackle raider armed with ‘Uzi’
• Ex-senator claimed gardaí told him to ‘f*** off’ at scene of assault
• Victims of paedophile coach call for action on inquiry
• YouTube star condemned for posting video of body in forest
• Seaplane that crashed killing family has history of accidents
• ‘Iran’s enemies’ behind unrest: Ayatollah
• German MP probed over Muslim ‘gang-raping hordes’ tweet
• Iranians pay price for the clerics squanderin­g benefits of nuclear deal
• Ex-Miss America takes charge of pageant after sexism scandal
• Seoul welcomes K im offer of talks on Winter Games
• Fianna Fáil will have to rediscover killer instinct to win next election
• New bill banning zero-hour contracts will not end job insecurity
• Running can save us all in race of life – the beer-loving Rarámuri are proof of that
• Change in thinking on housing, health needed
• No, you’re not imagining it – time really seems to be speeding up
• We must rethink world of work
• Manufactur­ing jobs and orders grow at fastest pace in 20 years
• Union and Ryanair management open talks on recognitio­n
• State to borrow €4bn in bonds today
• ICG places €165m Brexit bet on ferry for UK route
• UK health investor targets Ireland after raising €33m
• PR firm Elevate in Belfast Brexit tie-up
• Google cuts tax with ‘Double Irish’ scheme
• State borrowing inevitably going to get trickier
• Everything you need to know about sweeping finance reforms
• Gibson film boosts profit at catering firm Fitzers
• First build-to-rent homes for Belfast
• Gold starts 2018 on the up as investors eye US rate hikes
• Providence Resources surges on farm-out
• Fitness forecast
• The selection box detox
• Why do women who are childless by circumstan­ce feel compelled to take the road less travelled?
• How to get through ‘dry January’
• The best of tonight’s television
• Two-In-One
• Mullins targets Samcro scalp as novice stars eye Naas prize
• Murphy set to put Kalashniko­v record on the line in Tolworth
• Cross trains sights on top billing after proving ‘anything is possible’
• Lyng: We have no divine right to be in All-Irelands
• Tonight’s fixtures (8.0 unless stated) DONNCHADH BOYLE
• Last year we lost a bit of respect – McElhinney
• McGrath fit to prop again after setback
• Dillane keen to maintain unbeaten run against Reds
• Carbery steps up planned return to boost Leinster
• Coleman and McCarthy to play big part in Big Sam’s Everton plan
• Wenger facing stadium ban over referee tirade
• Conte open to allowing Luiz and Batshuayi leave
• Runaway Wolves move 12 points clear
• De Bruyne puts Cityback on track
• McClean strike in vain as Carroll rises to the challenge
• Swans shot down as Tottenham profit from Llorente’s happy returns
• Mourinho hasn’t lost fire but he will have to change ways like Fergie did to win war with Guardiola
• Galway mourn the passing of hurling legend Tim Sweeney
• Murray considerin­g surgery after suffering fresh hip injury setback
• LONG WAIT OVER
• Reds to demand €150m as Coutinho eyes move
• Leinster will take cautious approach as O’Brien battles hip problem
• Players and managers helpless victims of vicious online attacks
• RUGBY: David Kelly on how Shane Horgan lived dream of this childhood

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